All three companies gained the highest Thematic score (5 out of 5) for the advanced manufacturing theme in GlobalData’s Thematic Scorecard for the component makers sector. A Thematic score of 5 out of 5 indicates that the company’s competitive position in this theme will significantly improve its future performance.

Also identified as leading players in this theme are Harmonic Drive, Keyence, and Anritsu.

On their tail, with scores of 4 out of 5, are TDK, Sunny Optical, Renesas, Continental, Aptiv, Sensata, Panasonic, CATL, Cognex, Hon Hai, Valeo, AAC Technologies, Denso, LG Chem, Samsung SDI, Pegatron, Murata, Kyocera, Venture Corp and Autoliv.

GlobalData’s Thematic Scorecard ranks companies within a sector on the basis of overall leadership in the 10 themes that matter most to their industry, generating a leading indicator of future performance.